NEILLO
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I think we re-signed Tony Burns after Hammond.
Burns was injured for that famous game at Wrexham when we won 4-2, Peter Caswell made his debut as his replacement.
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Burns was injured for that famous game at Wrexham when we won 4-2, Peter Caswell made his debut as his replacement.
BromleyMonkey
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Tony Burns wasn’t it?
EDIT: I should’ve read on, a few of the chaps have beaten me to it 😁
BromleyMonkey
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I remember Caswell being in goal when I went to Millwall away first game of the season in 1977
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Willo
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I recall Caswell playing for us at home to Mansfield which was after the Millwall game.
Martin Hinselwood scored in that game, he has been coaching at Selsey FC in recent years.
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NEILLO
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MH's selection came as something of a surprise as he'd been out for some time with a serious injury.
doombear
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Gosh, I'd forgotten him. I was convinced Burridge came next.
Willo
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Indeed.
He was out for a lengthy period, possibly 1 year.
I have seen him a few times at Selsey games over the years and at a football tournament.
CrazyBadger
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Some good thought out arguments here.
I'd add that Glasner is a difficult Manager to follow, especially when his players are being sold. I think one of the mistakes made was choosing a manager that was expected to continue in Glasners mould, rather than allowing/choosing a Manager and give him space to create his team.
The problem is that Glasner's success was built on his ability to find and instruct a small core of players and get them to play exactly how they want them to play. We weren't exceptional but we were effective and when it worked it could have been mistaken for free flowing attacking football, where in essence we were solid, and Broke with speed and precision. He avoided changing the lineup too much as he knew his system required particular qualities and players he trusted to deliver them.
He was widely revered as the only man who could make a 3 man defence work, but it took a little time and some work to get there and with his players slowly leaving whilst he was still here we saw how difficult the PL became; he won the conference as the quality is so inferior.
It feels as though Sage was picked as he was a 3-at-the-back man and we've hold him that that's how we play, and it's how we'd directed him to continue; expected to play the same formation which is difficult to implement with different players. It was always going to be a big task.
I think Sage is a decent manager, but was the wrong choice post-Glasner. OG was given time, and an unpressured environment, with no european commitments or expectations with which to build his team. Sage would (as would most) have more success in that environment.
I'd add that Glasner is a difficult Manager to follow, especially when his players are being sold. I think one of the mistakes made was choosing a manager that was expected to continue in Glasners mould, rather than allowing/choosing a Manager and give him space to create his team.
The problem is that Glasner's success was built on his ability to find and instruct a small core of players and get them to play exactly how they want them to play. We weren't exceptional but we were effective and when it worked it could have been mistaken for free flowing attacking football, where in essence we were solid, and Broke with speed and precision. He avoided changing the lineup too much as he knew his system required particular qualities and players he trusted to deliver them.
He was widely revered as the only man who could make a 3 man defence work, but it took a little time and some work to get there and with his players slowly leaving whilst he was still here we saw how difficult the PL became; he won the conference as the quality is so inferior.
It feels as though Sage was picked as he was a 3-at-the-back man and we've hold him that that's how we play, and it's how we'd directed him to continue; expected to play the same formation which is difficult to implement with different players. It was always going to be a big task.
I think Sage is a decent manager, but was the wrong choice post-Glasner. OG was given time, and an unpressured environment, with no european commitments or expectations with which to build his team. Sage would (as would most) have more success in that environment.
waterfordpal
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It’s all my fault actually. As Man City totally dominated us for the first ten minutes of the cup final I thought just let us win the cup and I don’t care if we get relegated. True story.
BromleyMonkey
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I keep saying, I can die happy now, all these youngsters stressing about relegation……who gives a fcuk? We won the FA Cup 🤣
Dogburger
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Cant complain can we ? Its where Wardy was wrong ,there was no magic escalator to the next level , we did in fact stretch up and touch our ceiling .
The decline though has been a bit more rapid than we would have expected
BromleyMonkey
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I’m not so sure, it was pretty rapid in the early 80’s once big Dave swindles and the king Kenny had left, also once Wrighty left in 91 it all went tits up fairly quickly.